A-World Cup in Zibo: Six Golds for the Chinese Hosts!

Zhang Chenlongwon one of the sic Chinese titles

In Chinese city Zibo (4.5 million inhabitants) - located between Beijing and Shanghai - was held on Easter weekend this year's only one a FIG A-Cup 2012 of artistic gymnastics Twelve athletes per apparatus have been charged (top 8 of the last Worlds, more in accordance with last year's rankings). After failure of the Paris competition in March, it is the only one of its kind in the course of the year, which will be played without all-around. Performed other individual competitions the FIG after the Challenge Cup system. here in Zibo the final disputed then each of the top four in qualifying. Surprisingly retained in qualifying four times the Europeans the upper hand. China triumphed initially at the bars, Danell Leyva (USA) on the horizontal bar. However, at the finals the hosts won each 3x, among women and men ...